As he walks through the southeastern English seaside town of Clacton-on-Sea with a large banner for the anti-EU U.K. Independence Party under his arm, there is no doubt who 47-year-old builder Phil Drew will vote for in an election this week. A former supporter ...

Oslo pulled out of the race to host the 2022 Winter Olympics on Wednesday after the government’s majority Conservative Party voted against backing the city’s bid financially. “I had hoped for a different result tonight and I’m of course disappointed,” Oslo Mayor Stian Berger ...

Sayeeda Warsi, a senior minister in Britain’s Foreign Office, resigned on Tuesday, accusing Prime Minister David Cameron’s government of taking a “morally indefensible” approach to the conflict between Israel and Hamas. While the British government has repeatedly called for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza, ...